Europeans, what is this!? 

"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt) 06/07/2017 at 14:53 • Filed to: None

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Spotted in a video. Setting: Sicily. It looks extremely weird and I need to see the whole thing/its interior. EDIT: Solved, Oppo is just the best. It’s a Lancia Ypsilon, unbelievably strange int. and ext. pix after the jump:

Wow... just wow. Why is the gauge cluster in the middle? And pink alcantara? really?

ridiculous.

The rear looks like a VW golf ate a first gen CLS.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 14:56

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Lancia Ypsilon, based on the MK1 Punto. I’ve always liked them, though most don’t.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 14:58

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It’s a 1998-2000 Lancia Ypsilon.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 14:59

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Ugly.

Blind Willie Tyresmoke Namington IV > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/07/2017 at 15:00

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I’ve always had a soft spot for them although over here they are definitely perceived as a girl’s car. Also, I’d consider buying one as a beater one day if they weren’t as rubbish to drive as they are (having driven a Punto)

Noah - Now with more boost. > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 06/07/2017 at 15:00

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Welcome to my taste in cars!

PartyPooper2012 > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 15:01

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4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Blind Willie Tyresmoke Namington IV 06/07/2017 at 15:02

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Woah there, my first car was a MK1 Punto and my nostalgia tells me that it was awesome.

Cé hé sin > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 15:03

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It’s a predecessor of the last remaining Lancia. The Italians liked them, others not so much.

The third generation was sold as a Chrysler in rhd markets with singular lack of success.

Blind Willie Tyresmoke Namington IV > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/07/2017 at 15:07

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To be fair I haven’t driven an exactly mint one but I remember hating it thoroughly. I will admit though that I never liked them, even as a kid.

*opinions expressed here might make no sense whatsoever since I very much enjoy driving an old Panda 4x4

mcseanerson > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 06/07/2017 at 15:08

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I’m in love. It’s so ugly it’s beautiful.

Noah - Now with more boost. > Cé hé sin 06/07/2017 at 15:09

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Grazi!

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Blind Willie Tyresmoke Namington IV 06/07/2017 at 15:10

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Because Panda 4x4s are awesome! I always stop and stare on the rare occasion that I actually get to see one. My girlfriend despairs.

404 - User No Longer Available > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 15:12

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Did you know that instrument cluster is shared with the Pagani Zonda?

Noah - Now with more boost. > 404 - User No Longer Available 06/07/2017 at 15:14

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Are you kidding me!? Okay I saw one last weekend, lemme dig that up:

I’m speechless... different faceplate and bezel but obviously the same layout.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > mcseanerson 06/07/2017 at 15:16

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I really want a scale model of one of these.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 15:22

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Gauge cluster in the middle so they can build the car RH or LH drive. Not as bad as a Renault Le Car...

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 15:22

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I think the Ypsilon was just another average eurobox but the ads were cute. Smart, too. It shows off that the car has AC and power windows without blatantly shoving it in your face.

The upholstered dash was a weird design choice.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Cé hé sin 06/07/2017 at 15:23

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Can’t imagine why it wouldn’t succeed.

Noah - Now with more boost. > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/07/2017 at 15:27

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makes sense.

Noah - Now with more boost. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/07/2017 at 15:28

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Yep, a very strange choice. Especially in pink with a plastique bezel on the controls

Blind Willie Tyresmoke Namington IV > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 06/07/2017 at 15:29

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Feast your eyes (bonus sexy body)

RallyWrench > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 15:32

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That car is a disgrace to the Lancia name.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 15:32

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What I’d have done if I were Lancia was to color match the dash pad to the exterior.

Dasupersprint - base trim is enough > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 15:33

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When I see a 1st gen Ferrari California I always think of that Lancia, because of the similar shape of those odd bottom taillights. It’s like the Ferrari ate the poor Lancia

Noah - Now with more boost. > RallyWrench 06/07/2017 at 15:34

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Agreed, from what I understand most Lancias fit that description unfortunately.

Noah - Now with more boost. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/07/2017 at 15:34

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That would be truly retro! I’m down.

Noah - Now with more boost. > Dasupersprint - base trim is enough 06/07/2017 at 15:35

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Could they be the same FCA parts bin item?

RallyWrench > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 15:37

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Most Lancias since the Delta, at least (said 50% of the Oppo Lancia Owners Consortium, possibly 100% depending on what Lanciere says).

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 15:37

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My Neon had that. The radio and shifter bezels were the same yellow as the outside. It was pretty chic. PT Cruisers also did the same thing.

Noah - Now with more boost. > RallyWrench 06/07/2017 at 15:42

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I’m just happy Alfa still has it going on.

Noah - Now with more boost. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/07/2017 at 15:43

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Really!? I know that gauge cluster well, it was my HS best friend’s first car and I spend a ton of time in it.

duurtlang > RallyWrench 06/07/2017 at 15:51

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Hey now, I own a Lancia too. Used as an engine donor, true, but it hasn’t been entirely junked just yet. My Zeta is only barely more Lancia than the Lancia Voyager, but it is a Lancia none the less.

RallyWrench > duurtlang 06/07/2017 at 15:57

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I remembered that, but assumed it was dead by now for the engine! I am remiss.

RallyWrench > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 15:58

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As am I, however tenuous.

Chinny Raccoon > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 15:59

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Also something that you won’t believe, the Zonda’s climate control panel is shared with the Rover 45

The head unit looks like a Fiat part too.

Noah - Now with more boost. > Chinny Raccoon 06/07/2017 at 16:00

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This Zonda is there all the time, I’m totally gonna hassle the owner with these details and report back xD Italian day is later this summer

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 16:02

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Yeah, it was sort of a hidden option code automatically triggered by a combination of options. If the car was yellow, red, or orange and the black interior was chosen you’d get color matched bezels instead of the standard gray. Other colors got silver bezels with the black interior.

Noah - Now with more boost. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 06/07/2017 at 16:19

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My friend’s had the standard grey, and his brother used to sit on the roof every day after high school. Popping it back into shape was a daily ritual.

duurtlang > RallyWrench 06/07/2017 at 16:22

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It’s an empty hulk by now, drive train removed and some parts sold. But it’s still there. So I can still proudly say I am a Lancia owner. :)

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 16:31

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Ypsilons look awesome! I wouldn’t mind having one! I’ve posted about them before!

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/hour-rule-1792706694

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/the-color-on-this-ypsilon-looks-amazing-1794232238

They are FIAT Punto-based! :)

Noah - Now with more boost. > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 06/07/2017 at 17:48

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Yeah all the hate doesn’t make sense to me! That said, pretty much all Euro superminis are exciting to me so there’s that.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 18:25

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Same! :D I have a penchant for the Italians, but I love me a basic, no-frills supermini, especially of the Euro variety! :D

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/07/2017 at 20:55

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It looks like the designer threw a blanket over the clay model. his boss walked in, and asked “are you ashamed or is it supposed to look like that?” the designer replied “how do you feel?” and thus another Lancia was made.

Noah - Now with more boost. > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 06/08/2017 at 10:16

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...and then he kept working because his boss wanted to hang around, except now he had to sculpt the model through the blanket, hence the droopiness

BTW I may be at Palmer for the PCA event this weekend... not sure which day yet though.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Noah - Now with more boost. 06/09/2017 at 00:23

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I have to make it up there sometime. looks great.